Arrow container



Nov. 27, 1956 w. s. HOFFMAN 2,771,620

ARROW CONTAINER Filed Feb. 6; 195s INVENToR. MWA-z d'. 'Afa/#MAW UnitedStates Patent() Fice 2,711,620 Y ARRow CONTAINER wenzell s. Hoffman,Lake orion, Mich. Application February 6, 1956, Serial No. 563,636

' 1 claim. (Cl. 15o- 1.5)

This invention relates to hunting arrow quivers, and, more particularly,to an arrow quiver especially adapted to be carried on the back of ahunter and to support a plurality of arrows in an easily accessibleposition.

/At the present time, there are hunting arrow quivers on the marketwhich are adapted to be carried on the back of Va hunter, but they havecertain disadvantagesand drawbacks, as, for example, the arrows aremounted in said quivers with the tuft or rearward ends thereof projectedupwardly, adjacent the back of the head of the hunter. Withv such aquiver, the hunter. must reach backwardly and over his shoulder to graspthe arrow, and, this movement is very awkward and diicult to make,especially at various times when the hunter is in the woods and has needof an arrow in Ia hurry so .as to make a shot at game that may haveappeared suddenly.

A further disadvantage of "the prior art type arrow quivers is that thebrightly-colored tufts of the arrows are carried high up in the air,adjacent the rearward side of the head ofthe hunter, and, this providesa distraction as the hunter moves through the forest, ,which has theeiect of scaring the game away. Accordingly, it is a primary object ofthis invention toprovide a hunting arrow quiver which overcomes theaforementioned `dis. advantages, and, which is adapted to carry aplurality of arrows with the tufts disposed toward the lower vend of thequiver which is carried in a vertical position on the back of a hunter.

It is another object of the invention to provide a` hunting arrow quiverwhich is adapted to Abe detachably mounted on the back of a hunter, and,in which the'larrows are vertically disposed with the heads of thearrows upwardly and the tufts downwardly, whereby, the hunter may removean arrow from the quiver by merely placing his hand at his side andmoving it backwardly and to the rear of his body, whereby, his hand willthen be adjacent the tufts of the arrows, and, an'arrow may be easilyand quickly removed from the quiver bymerely grasping the lower end ofan arrow and bringing the hand downwardly and forwardly to the front ofthe body so that the arrowV ends up in a position ready for properorientation or positioning in the bow and for instant shooting thereof.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a hunting arrowquiver which will be light of weight, simple and compact inconstruction, adjustable in length, economical of manufacture, and,eicient in use.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a hunting arrowquiver comprising: an upper head and a lower head, which are spacedapart and which are provided with a covering of sponge rubber on theinner adjacent sides thereof, an adjustable elongated support iixedlyconnecting said heads together, socket means on said sponge coveringsadapted to releasably hold the head and tuft ends of a plurality ofarrows, a covering means for covering the arrows when they are mounted2,771,620 Patented Nov. 27, 1956 in said sockets, and, means fordetachably fastening said quiver to the back of a hunter.

Other objects, features and advantages of this invention will beapparent from the following detailed description and appended claim,reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of thespecification wherein like reference numerals designate correspondingparts of the several views.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a quiver made in accordance with theinvention, and shown in a mounted position on the back of a hunter;

Fig. 2 is an elevational sectional view of the structure illustrated inFig. 3, taken along the line 2 2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the structure illustrated inFig. 2, taken along the line 3 3 thereof;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal partial sectional view of the structureillustrated in Fig. 2, taken along the line 4 4 thereof; and

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the structure illustrated inFig. 2, taken along the line 5 5 thereof.

Before explaining in detail the present invention, it is to beunderstood, that the invention is not limited in its application to thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, since the invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also,it is to be understood, that the phaseology and terminology employedherein is for the purpose of description and not limitation. l

In the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a hunter having an arrowquiver 12, made in accordance with the principles of the invention,detachably strapped on his back. The hunting arrow quiver 12 comprises alower supporting arm,- generally indicated by the numeral 14, and, whichmay be made from any suitable light-weight metal, plastic, ber board, orthe like. The lower supporting arm 14 is xedly connected, as by welding,to a vertical lower ilat elongated supporting member 16 made from thesame material as the supporting arm 14. The supporting member 16 isprovided with a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extendingferrules or projections 18 and 20.

The lower supporting arm 14 comprises a bottom wall 22 and an integralupwardly extended peripheral side wall 24. As shown in Fig. 3, the lowersupporting arm 14 is substantially oval in shape and ilat on one side,however, it will be understood that this supporting armor member may beformed with any other desirable cros`s-section shape. The side wall 24forms a recess with the bottom wall 22 in which is xedly mounted, by anysuitable means, a piece of elastic material 26, such as sponge rubber orthe like. Fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the sponge rubber 26is a plurality of spaced apart rings 28 which are made from any suitablematerial, such as leather, plastic, or light-weight material. As shownin Fig. 2, the rings 28 are adapted to slidably receive and hold inposition, the lower or tufted end 30 of the hunting arrows, generallyindicated by the numeral 32.

As is shown in Figs.' 2 and 4, the quiver 12 includes an upper atelongated supporting member 34 which is provided with -a pair oflongitudinally extending spaced apart ferrules 36 and 38, which areadapted to be slidably engaged in the ferr-illes 18 and 20,respectively, of the lower support-ing member '16. The outerlongitudinal edges 40 of the upper supporting member 34 are foldedinwardly over the longitudinal edges 42 of the lower supporting member16. The upper supporting member 34 is provided with a pair oflongitudinally disposed slots 44, `on each side thereof, as shown inFig. 2. The lower supporting, member 16 is provided with a pair ofbolts, as I48, along each side thereof, which are adapted to passthrough the slots `44 and be adjustably secured in ,any position in saidslots, by means of .the nuts '50. The numeral 52 indicates the upperedge of the lower supporting Vmember 16, and, the numeral y'4 indicatesthe lower edge of the upper supporting member 34.

As shown in Fig. 2, an upper supporting arr-m, generally indicated bythe numeral 56, is fxedly mounted on the front side of the upperelongated supporting member 34, by .any suitable means, and in a mannersimilar to that for the lower supporting a-rm 14. T-he upper supportingarm 56 would be made from lthe same material as the lower supporting arm14. The upper supporting arm l56 comp-rises a top wall 58 and .anintegral downwardly extended peripheral wall 60, which coacts with thetop wall S8 to form a downwardly facing recess in which is `ixedlymounted a piece of an elastic material 62, such tas sponge ru-bber, orthe like. Fixedly mounted on the lower downwardly facing side of Itheelastic material y62 is a `plurality of rings or annular members 64,which are spaced apart and in alignment with mating rings among theplurality of rings 28 on the lower supporting arm 14. As shown in Fig.2, the rings 64 are adapted to slidably receive the upper ends 66 of thehunting arrows 32, and, to hold them in position in the quiver. Thequiver 12 is adapted to be adjustab'ly mounted on -t-he back of thehunter by means of a pair of shoulder straps 68 ,and J70, one pair ofends of which are connected to the -upper set of bolts 48, and the otherpair of ends 72 yand 74 of which are passed under the arms of the hunterand are .secured to t-he lower pair of bolts 48. These shoulder strapsmay be provided with suitable adjustment means, as 76. The quiver isfurther .provided with a. strap adapted to pass around the waist of thehunter with Athe ends 7-8 and 80 thereof being adapted to 'be xedlymounted on the lower pair of bolts l4S in the quiver supporting members16 and 34.

The quiver is provided with a cover, generally indicated by the numeral82, and which may be made from any suitable flexible material, ascanvas, plastic, or the like. The cover is adapted to be xed around theopensides lof the upper supporting arm 56, and, to lbe secured theretoby :any suitable means, as by the snap members 84. The cover 82 does.not extend down completely to the lower supporting arm 1'4 butterminates ,a few inches thereabove, as indicated by the numeral 86. Asviewed in Figs. l and 2, Ithe cover 82 is preferably fastened to theelongated supporting members 16 and 34 along the lef-t side thereof byany suitable means, as |by the snaps `8?, and, said cover issubstantially loose along the right side thereof, to permit the hunterto move this side and get into Athe quiver to take an arrow therefrom.The right side of the cover '82 is held against the quiver in a loosemanner by means of the end 80 of the waist strap passing through anaperture 89 in said cover.

ln use, the quiver 12 would be d-etachabiy mounted on the back of thehunter 10, as shown in Fig. l, and, with the `tufted ends of the arrowsdisposed in the lower position. `In order to remove -an arrow from thequiver, the hunter would merely place his hand by his side Iand thenreach Ibackw-ardly into the quiver, which movement may Ibe easily madeby the hunter. The lower end of lan arrow is then grasped and such arrowis moved upwardly a slight distance lto a position shown by the arrow'90 in Fig. 2. Since the el-ast-ic material yields under such movementof the arrow, the lower end of the arrow may then be swung outwardlyfrom the lower supporting arm 14 Iand the arrow then completely removedfrom the quiver by an easy downward yand forward movement of thelhunters arm. The hun-ter has then merely to continue the movement ofhis arm to bring the arrow into a position for instant mounting on thebow for immediate discharge thereof in a minimum of time.

Experience has shown that a quiver made in Iaccordance with the presentinvention permits ya 'hunt-er to move through the `forest withoutentangling the quiver with the underbrush, and, with -a minimum displayof the `bright colors of the arrows. With a quiver of the presenti-nvention, a hunter may remove an arrow therefrom and shoot it in ashorter time than has been heretofore possible with similar type arrowquivers. It will be seen, that the present hunting arrow quiver may bemade to hold -as many arrows as desired, .and that each arrow so held orretained may be removed Ifrom the quiver without disturbing the others.

While it w-ill -be apparent that t-he preferred embodiment of theinvention herein disclosed is well calculated to fulfill the objectsabove stated, it will be appreciated that the invention is susceptibleto modification, variation and change Without departing from the properscope or fair meaning of the -subjoined claim.

What is claimed is:

A Ahunt-ing arrow quiver comprising: -a lower supporing arm; a lowerelongated member adapted to carry said lower arm; an upper elongatedmember slidably mounted on said lower elongated member; means adjustablysecuring said elongated members together; an upper suppor-ting arm onthe upper end `of said upper elongated member; sa-id arms having arecess on their inner adjacent sides; :an elastic means in said recessesadapted to releasably retain a plurality of arrows between said arms;each of said elastic means 'being provided with a plurality of locatingpar-ts for retaining the arrows in predetermined positions -on saidsupporting arms; said `quiver being provided with a cover for enclosingthe arrows carried thereby, which is adapted to being secured to the toparm and to extend downwardly and adjacent to, but not in contact withsaid lower arm, and to be secured to said quiver along one side of saidelongated mem-bers and to be in engagement with the other side of saidelongated members but being free to be swung away from the quiver topermit the user to easily withdraw an arrow tfrom the quiver.

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